“They threw me to the ground, they handcuffed me — this is what I have to show for following the instructions of the law,” Jeremy Gordon said in an interview withABC7. All he remembers from the incident is that at around 5:30 p.m. Sunday evening, there were flashing lights trailing him along a stretch of Suitland Parkway near the Anacostia Metro station. What followed was flying fists.
Officials say they pulled Gordon over for “weaving in and out of traffic,” and that “a brief struggle ensued.” The officers added that he appeared combative and intoxicated.
Gordon, on the other hand, says he did nothing wrong. The self-proclaimed “victim” says he was pepper-sprayed and beaten several times for no reason. Gordon also argues that he was only changing lanes, not weaving.
“I’m being pulled from my car and thrown to the ground handcuffed and look at my eye, my eye is damaged. I can’t even feel my face right now…the nerves in my face, they’re damaged,” he toldABC7. By just glancing at him, you can easily see the discoloration where Gordon sustained lacerations to his left eye and bottom lip. Read more
